Combination greeting card and framed picture



April 3, 1951 R. BACHARACH 2,547,359

COMBINATION GREETING CARD AND FRAMED PICTURE Filed Nov. 27, 1945INVENTOR ROSE BACHARACH ATTORN EY i atenteri Apr. 3,

-- COMBINATION GREETING CARD AND FRAMED PICTURE Rose Bacharach,Elmhurst, N. Y.

Application November 27, 1945, Serial No. 631,071

1 Claim.

quently there is a tremendous waste of material as well as of attractivedesigns. It is the purpose of this invention to utilize the full valueof the artistic design on greeting cards by providing a 7 framed picturein combination with a greeting card.

It is a further purpose and object of this invention to provide agreeting folder having a framed picture removably mounted therein.

It is an additional object of this invention to provide a protectedframed picture mounted in a greeting folder such as for example, abirthday or Christmas greeting card or the like. a

Further objects of this invention as well as the construction andfeatures thereof will in part be obvious and will in part becomeapparent from the following disclosure.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a greeting card constructed inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the greeting card in Fig. 1, shown in anopened position.

Fig. 3 is a rear perspective view of the greeting card shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a cross section of the article shown in Fig. 1, taken alongthe line 4-4.

Fig. 5 is a front perspective view of one form ally be added to thefolder, along with other decorations, trims,'designs, and the like.Similarly a greeting, message, poem, or other reading matter may beplaced on the folder in a conventional manner. The opening 24 in thefront cover 2| of the folder may be of any desired size or shape, andmay optionally even be omitted, but in the generally used form of theinvention, it is contemplated that the opening will be substantiallyover the picture 23, so that the picture may be viewed through the frontcover. In this way, the cover acts additionally as a decorative framefor the picture.

The picture 23 as shown in the figures has a glass or other transparentsheet 2! protectively covering it. The corners of the picture and theglass are bound together by means of corner tabs 26. On the rear surfaceof the back member 22 (see Fig. 3) is, for example, a printedinstruction sheet stating that the member may be out along indicatedlines whereby a beautiful picture can be obtained, ready for placing ona desk, hanging on a wall, or the like; and accordingly a dotted outlineor perforated outline 28 will be provided on the rear member along whichthe picture is to be cut out. Likewise, the back of the member 22 may beprovided with a hook or similar hanging member 29 by which the picturemay be hung on a wall, after it has been cut out.

As shown in Fig. 4, an intermediate picture backing, such as, forexample, a thin cardboard 30 or the like is placed between the picture23 and the back member 22, and is secured to the back member by a layerof glue 3| or other adhesive.

In Figs. 5 and 6 are shown front and back views of the picture after ithas been removed from the folder. The picture thus shown has a frame inthe form of corner tabs 26, and on the back of the assembly is a hook orhanger 29 by which the picture may be hung. The outline of theperforated lines 28 is shown in Fig. 6 which illustrates the rear of thepicture assembly.

It is to be understood that instead of perforations 28, score lines orany guide lines may be provided and some of these lines may be cutthrough to facilitate the removal of the picture and the frame from thegreeting card folder.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent, is:

A greeting folder having a front cover and a back member, a generallyrectangular picture mounted on the back member within the folder, amatching glass or the like secured over the face of the picture, aframe, the picture, glass and frame beingremoigable as a self .-contained integral unit, and an opening in the front cover substantiallyco-extensive with the area of the picture whereby the picture may beviewed through the front cover, said frame comprising corner tabssecuring together the corners of the picture and the glass. 7

ROSE BACHARACH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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